LeBron James, thinking like an MVP
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...didn't take much satisfaction from the Cavs knocking out the Detroit Pistons in the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals. What bothered LeBron was knowing that the Cavaliers were not good enough to win a championship...
Blog | December 04, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...reason only. Not because of LeBron. Not because the two teams met last year in the Eastern Conference Finals. Not because Cleveland fans are just jealous because we get to live in Orlando. No. It...
Blog | November 11, 2009Melo's average drops as Nuggets win again
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...32.0, and by the time he left the locker room afterward there was not yet a final tally on Kobe Bryant's points in the Lakers' game at Houston -- and thus no way to...
Blog | November 04, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...s right. Larry Bird. On the night of May 16, 1985, in the middle of the Eastern Conference finals between the Celtics and Sixers, Bird was involved in a scuffle that started at a now...
Blog | October 30, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...nine players return from last season's Eastern Conference semifinals team, a group that piled up 47...
Blog | September 29, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...with pain that stops him from playing well. That's why this level is probably his final one. It can go on for a few years, and it can be productive. After all, in...
Blog | September 28, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...and 1990 playoffs on their way to three consecutive NBA Finals appearances. Even though Jordan lost to the Pistons in the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals, he was on his way to being great. The...
Blog | September 03, 2009FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 2
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...loss against Canada on Thursday, Day 2 of the Qualifying Round of the FIBA Americas Championship. The final score is the lowest scoring outcome of any team in a FIBA Americas Championship -- the second lowest...
Blog | August 27, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: "While in New York last week taping one of the movies, Dwight Howard was asked by a reporter from The Sport...
Blog | August 19, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopSteve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: "Just as the Celtics watched with interest as their intimate enemies made key additions, so now must those ad...
Blog | July 10, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...was a wonderful experience,' he said. 'I always dreamed about making it to the NBA Finals and this team worked very hard together. It was very special for us. I wish we could...
Blog | June 15, 2009Thursday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...a goofball on the set of some TV commercials. David Thorpe says the MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals was Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard, for writing the article that got Howard to be serious...
Blog | June 11, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...this season. Because the ultimate goal is winning an NBA championship. Sure, beating Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Finals was nice. But Smith wasn't on the podium when the Magic got their trophy...
Blog | June 04, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopGeorge Diaz of the Orlando Sentinel: "If this were baseball, you could limit the pitch count if your top left-hander was coming back to the rotat...
Blog | June 02, 2009The Heart of Cleveland: Broken Once Again, and Online
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopThere are a million outcomes of the Eastern Conference Finals' Game 6. The Lakers got homecourt advantage in the Finals. Some quick fouls on the...
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